Apparatus for generating oil gas



Oct.27, 1931. A. B. MAST APPARATUS 'FOR GENERATING OIL GAS Filed Dec. 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwuwntoz 0d. 27, 1931. A; B MAST 1,829,663

APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OIL GA'S Filed Dec. 28, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. f

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a iieatioii fiied December '28; 1929. Serial no; 417,192.

inventionrelatestofdevices forgener- -.5 limitedto such -use-foreit may be used for ating fuel gas from fuelorcrude oil, etc;,-for

use particularly in*internal'combustion en gines," although of course thekdevicez-is not I generating gasfor other purposes;

1 Another object; of the invention is to pro vide an improvedlmeansfor. intimately com- I biningthe vapors of crude oil, fuel 'Oll or gasoline with air whereby the same is delivr 15 provision ofareceptacleadapted to contain means'being provided whereby an outlet of,

a quantity of crudevoil, fuel .oilol'} the like,

the receptacle may be: connected directly with the intake manifold, to enter the receptacle and [caused to "pass 1 along-a tortuous V path through; the; oil therein before leaving through said outlet. ;Means' i'siprovided in the receptacle whereby the air and liquid will be intimatelymixed and means is also receptacle so that it'willmore-readily volatilize and through; -1 o H 1 The invention will "be best understood 1,3 from .a consideration of the" following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of a this specification, with the understanding,

however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with-the showing of the drawings but may be'changed or modified so long 'assuch changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient featuresof the invention asexpressedin'the V appended claims.

In the 'drawingse-J I q Figure 1 is alon" 'tudinal sectional view 1 through the 'deviceembodying the present invention showing the same connected with an engine in'tak'ea'nd exhaustinanlfolds. 1

Figure 2 is a sectional view takenon the line 2-2- of Figure 1. .1

-' Figure 8 is a detailed vertical sectional View through thesafetyunit associated wan:

thedevice. I r

7 directly into the atmosphereor may provided for applying heat tojtheioil in the mix with the air passing there- Referring more particularly .tothedraw- 'ings wherein like numerals of reference indlcate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates gen I erally the receptacle or casing "ofthe oil gas generator embodying the present invention. In the lower portion ofthis casing, which as shown is of elongated rectangular design and-relatively narrow in width, is formed'a wall 2 which, being spaced from'the casing bottom, forms achamber 3 which is provided at one end with an inlet 1 and atthe other end with an outlet'5. I The inlet 4 of the vchamber 3 is adapted to' have connected I tion with which the device is usedso that the heated gasesi leaving'the manifold will pass through this I pipe and through the chamber3.- V a The gas outlet 5 ofthe chamber 3 may'open have a muflier connectedthereto'as desired. T

While the wall 2'forms theupper part of the heating 'chamber3 it also formsthe bottom of a gasifyingchamber 8 in which the cru-deoil, fuel oil or gasoline, which is to be volatilized and mixedwith air for use in the engine is housed. At one end of the chamber 8 a vertical partition -9 *isJ-arranged'which forms with the adjacent end wall 10 of the casing a relatively. narrow air passage 11, which leads from the top of the casingto the lower partition wall 2. This end walllO has opening therethrough' at the top of the casing an air inlet 12. a a. i A section of the lower end of the Wall 9 is in the form of a screen 13 which serves to break up air passing therethrough and leading from the upper edge of this" plate longitudinally through the casing to a point adjacentthe forward wall 14 is asecond horizontal partition 15 which at its forward end connects with the loweredge of a second apertured wall or screen 16 which as shown is arranged in spacedrelation to the forward wall of'the casing. 7 Disposed horizontally above the second horizontal partition 15 is a third horizontal partition 17 which overlies theupper edge if V thereofas shown, the path followed by the air" I "thetopiwa'll of the casing.

' v 55 Inithe lower part of the casingof-the safety device 26 is 'a spring pressed check rva lv'efiO which is designed to-open outwardly only. It will he seen front-the foregoing thatiin I the I event' ofa backfire in th'e intake manifold .5 the' pressurewill he released through'the outa V1165 check 23.1:

.cal partition Qwhere'it j oin salow upstanding -platels forl n'ing a'tray in'the upper partfof tition's 9,'2, and 17 ana-ir passageithrough '1 which airf :'entering the casing through the j opening; 12; mustpassin altortuouspath be. foregzreaching the outlet ,19 which is inlthe 350p; of the. casing" adjacent the f w d flowing through-this tortuous path beingin thronghhothof thescreens 1 3 and 16 Suitablefilling io n iening such for example; as" is indicatedati 20 with the oil. orgasoline to .be-nsed; the chamber 8 being lifilledlto level substantiallyin the plane of the top iedge ct.

Y the 1' plate r18.. Extending longitudinally of the casing andsuspended between I then-frontf wa1l14andth'e top offthe plate 18 is a shaft ity v'ofradially slottedrotating disks; 22-, these "discharged through. the; slots of one disk" in an opposite dir'e'ctionto thep ath f discharge throughtheadj'acent'diskso that'opposite rotation of adjacent-diskswill be effected.

ln ordertoe-further insurethe satisfaetory v operationot'the disks-22 by. compelling all the'air to pass through. the slits therein that they willv come into rclose' 'proximity to nected to. the .iiipple25'offa safety device 26.

The device; 26 is inthe form ofa small casing vjnto Which the nipple 25 opens the inner 'end. of T this: nip le being normally closed [by a' swinging or 'fiap valve'27 An outlet pipe 28 lea-ding from this casing is'ad'apted tonbe internalfcomhuetion engine; r l: i

coupled withthe intakernianifold 29 olf'an' 'wa r dlyopening check valve 30' of the safety device casing 26 and the burning gases will byf-the closing of l4 rearwardly to a point adjacen'tfthe.vertithe casingi "Thereisthus' forinedby thepan.

I dioated hyjarrowsi It will a-l's'ol be: seen that? ethe 'air passing'alongthis-path also passesjf p v r 1 vaporizingand gasification of the oil "in the 21 uponwhichis'rotatably mounted a pluralthe upperpart ofthecasing' lfmayihe rounded to conform; to thekcuriiature "of the "disks "so --The out1et'19jis controllediby 21.155 11 check 23 {and this outlet} has lconnected thereto a J suitable hose 2l which-at'its otherf'endis conbe?preventedfrom getting'into the-casing l the' flapyalve 27 'and.the v I 1 r w beingdesignedto"containvolatileoil to a i From"; the 'fbrgoiiig dampen it is thought that; the operation of the oil gas generating device will be clear. 1 The suctionof the engine draws air into'the'iintake 12 of,

thecasing ldown-throug h the screens 13 and" P .16- and along: the passage indicated 7 and through the rotating disks- '22.:togtheoutlet 19 from 'where iiit passes tlironghithe .iyalves 23 receptacle: is illladf'to progressgniore Frapidly' than itjwould undernormal-lconditionseby;the

and 27 into'the engine intakemanifoldr During this'passageoifthe air through the oil or gaso'linefinthekasing Tit will pick up or ah: s0rb the apors and gases iromthe heated '.-'oil "and thiu'sehterF-the' manifold as a mixture of oil gas andl airerreadylforburning. The

e-nator'; connected I to the": intake: manifold ,of v

an "internaleomhustionsaengine. it is of course to be understood that I do not wish tolbe liniforitiwill be obvious that the-generator may be advantageously employedin connection 'When5'howeifer; the device is used.in;asso

V ciation ,with an internalcombustion; engine itg-isused as an a-djunctito the carburetor; the

disohargegoffair. and; gas lilixtureifrom the generator Being-direct to} the intakelinani; fold of theengine inthe-manner shown.

Ha'vin'gi'thus described my inventiomwhat lclaimis zee r o 1. An ,oil gas generator of the; character described; icomprising '-:a'-n' elongated oil gas generating eha nberihayingan air inlet-Sin the upper part of one endffwall andflangoil gas outlet in the upperlpart and atthe other end thereof, a Vertical".partition arranged adjacent the end wallthrongh Which thefair inlet opens, a perforated member extending ,ited to'the useoflthe same in this connection 5gb from the lower end of. said 'partitionto' the bottom: of, the casing, ai. longitudinally exitending-partitionileading from the upper-part f of s'aid sei'een to -a point, adjacent the front of the casing, gan! upwardly extending perr forated-member projecting from 'the forward end-.offsaid longitudinal partition; a second a longitudinal partition eXtendingfmmthe front wall of the casing oyer thes upper edge of the second mentioned perforated member and terminating in an-upwardlyxextending plate. arranged in spaced-relationiwithLthe vertical partition, a shaftiextending;longia tudinally of the casing betweenz theupper portion of said plate andthe forwardlwall of-the casing a plurality of slottedzdis'ksroa level with the top of saidplate, and means said disks being rotated by the passage of air for conducting 'ofl' oil-gas "from .the upper th 'part of the chamber. g a i 2. An-oil gas generator of the character s1 described, comprising an elongated oil gas generating chamber having an air inlet in the upper part of oneend wall an'dan oil gas outlet in the upper part and at the other end thereof, a Vertical partition arranged" a'djacent' the end wall through whichthe air inlet opens, a perforated memberextending d from the lower end of-sa-id partition to the 7 bottom of the] casing, .a longitudinally ex-- tending partition leading from the upperpart of'said screen to'apoint adjacent the gnature.

front of the casinggfan upwardlyextending. a

perforated member projecting from the forward end of said longitudinal partition. a second longitudinal partition extending from the front vwall of the casing over the upper edge of the second mentioned perforated member and terminating in an upward- 7 1y extendingplate arrangedin spaced rela- 5 tionwith the vertical partition, a shaft extending longitudinally of the casing-between the upper portion of said plate and the 1 forward wall of the casing, a plurality of 7 described comprlsingan 011 gas generating chamber having a'-gas outlet adjacent one endjand passing through other top thereof, v a tray like structure extending longitudinal- 40 slotted disks rotatably mounted on said shaft; the casing being designed to contain volatile oil to a'leVelwith the top of said plate, means for conducting ofi' oil gas from the upper part of the chamber, and a heating chamber disposed beneath the receptacle.

3. .An oil gas generator of the character hr of the upper portion of the chamber from v the end adjacent the outlet to a point short of the opposite end-forming an upwardly extending air passa e between the tray and the said opposite end a shaftextending longitudinally of .said tray, a plurality of disks mounted upon saidshaft to rotate therewith and having radial slots therethrough, the portions of the disks between the slots being arranged in the form of fan blades, a horizontally disposed longitudinally extending partition arranged in the chamber beneath said tray and extending from the said other i 7 end of the chamber to a point adjacent the first mentioned end, a screen covering the area between the bottom'of said tray and; e the end of the partitionfadjacent the "first c mentioned end of the chamber, a screen c0vering the area between said partition and the bottom of the chamber adjacent the said other end thereof, means for passing air into the chamber through said last mentioned I screen, and means for introducing oil into the chamber, said tray' being fi,lled with oil during the'joperation" of the generator and rough the slits therein. a In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my ALBERT B. MAST. 

